Fostering the study of books and other textual artifacts in traditional and emerging formats since 1904.
Announcements
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Congratulations to 2021 Fellowship & Mitchell Prize Winners
The BSA Council, Officers, and members of the Fellowship Committee extend their congratulations and best wishes to this year’s Fellowship recipients.
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Nominees for the Council Class of 2024
The Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following nominees for Council in 2020. A vote will be held during the virtual Annual Meeting on January 29, 2021.
Elizabeth Denlinger (New York Public Library) Chaired the Nominating Committee, which also included Jose Guerrero (Sutro Library, California State Libraries), E. Haven Hawley (Smathers Library, University of Florida), and Michael F. Suarez, S.J. (Rare Book School). The Society thanks them for their service.
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Radical Publishing in CDMX | La Imprenta Radical en CDMX
The “Radical Publishing in CDMX” speaker series highlights creative bibliographic research and practice originating in Mexico City and aims to highlight transnationalism in bibliographic studies and tie bibliographic history to the current sociopolitical context. Co-sponsored by BSA and UCLA Library, these four virtual events will be presented in Spanish with simultaneous English interpretation by Antena Los Angeles.
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Council Approves Equity Action Plan & Events Code of Conduct
Read a statement from BSA Council President Barbara A. Shailor about the approval of the Society’s Equity Action Plan and Code of Conduct.
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Call for Nominations to Council Class of 2024
The Society’s call for nominations to fill one seat in the Council Class of 2024.
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Honoring Dorothy Porter and ‘Early American Negro Writings’ at 75
As recent social justice movements have brought renewed attention to institutional collecting practices and systemic racism in the scholarly community, the Bibliographical Society of America seeks to honor Dorothy Porter’s contributions to bibliography, and Black bibliography specifically. Click below to read more about our ongoing celebration of Porter’s achievements, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the publication of her essay “Early American Negro Writings” in PBSA.